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Medical Indemnity Act 2002
34ZZEPayment partly related to treatment of public patient in public hospital
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#### 34ZZE Payment partly related to treatment of public patient in public hospital
(1) This section applies if:
(a) an MDO or insurer makes, or is liable to make, a payment in relation to a claim against a person in relation to a series of related incidents; and
(b) some, but not all, of the incidents occurred in the course of the provision of treatment to a public patient in a public hospital.
(2) For the purposes of this Subdivision, the payment is to be disregarded to the extent to which it relates to, or is reasonably attributable to, the incident or incidents that occurred in the course of the provision of treatment to a public patient in a public hospital.